Thx Jilli. When I get to 10, I'm determined to finish by myself. Usually it's monkeys, but no list, no clues (unless someone else is asking while I'm reading ;-)

12:57 am

rururocks

I like some of Oprah's interviews.. but jeez some of these recent shows are pathetic

12:57 am

SpellCheck

I'm reading the Michael Connelly Harry Bosch series. Very enjoyable.

12:58 am

jillibus

OK spell -- I'll leave you to it then -- goodnight all and po4

12:58 am

rururocks

night night jilli

12:58 am

SpellCheck

night

12:59 am

rururocks

me too .. good luck tomorrow spell.. nice chatting with you

12:59 am

SpellCheck

night ru, back atcha!

1:08 am

rbud

I like Harry Bosch, too. Have read most of them.

1:09 am

kje

just missing one....

1:15 am

gapeach

FW

1:16 am

rbud

yay, peach!

1:17 am

gapeach

Thanks, rbud......wish we could get some larger grids....well, not too large. LOL

1:24 am

rbud

has been a long stretch of short ones, it's true. probably means we'll flip one night to find a 650 word one or something, haha! :P

1:27 am

gapeach

You're probably right.

1:27 am

gapeach

Heading for pillows now. Nite all.

1:28 am

rbud

nite, sleep well. :)

1:40 am

sprite

morning all... another tiny one? One of these days we will wake up to a 900+ grid, no doubt.

1:40 am

Lizlin

Hi Sprite :)

1:40 am

sprite

hiya Liz :)

1:40 am

Lizlin

If there's a 900 + grid, count me out!!

1:41 am

sprite

depends on the day... if I have time that day, I will do it. And enjoy it.

1:41 am

Lizlin

I really don't have the time for larger grids - 200 is about my maximum!

1:42 am

Lizlin

But these really small ones are becoming a bit too common!

1:42 am

sprite

I loved doing the 700+ one. But yes, it does take a lot of time.

1:43 am

Lizlin

It's funny because it's not as though I work but what with walks and the gym and other stuff, the day is soon filled!

1:43 am

Lizlin

I loved the 500 + one a couple of weeks ago.

1:44 am

sprite

Liz, those are way healthier things than sitting behind the 'puter :)
I don't get out much, so I do have the time.

1:45 am

Lizlin

True - I never realised what an outdoors person I was until I moved here - don't like spending too much time at the computer.

1:45 am

Lizlin

But if you're stuck indoors for whatever reason, the large grids are fun.

1:45 am

sprite

on a good day, I go and walk the dog and spend some time in the garden. On a bad day, I am lucky to make it downstairs. And on those days I am grateful for my puter

1:46 am

sprite

yes, large grids have their own charm, that is for sure. And the really big ones make for great chat as well.

1:46 am

Lizlin

I can understand that - I hope that the good days come more frequently :)

1:46 am

Lizlin

Got to go - back soon :)

1:47 am

sprite

ok :)

1:47 am

Lizlin

Yes I usually enjoy the chat :)

1:47 am

sprite

:)

1:49 am

rbud

hiya sprite! only 3 to go here.

1:50 am

sprite

hiya rbud :) You gooo girrrrl! 22 left here.

1:53 am

rbud

oh! done now! that was fast. a couple of plurals and a past tense I'd missed.

1:53 am

sprite

yay rbud!

1:54 am

rbud

kind of a fun little grid, the earlier hints for the 6's were a big help.

1:54 am

sprite

ah good to know, will look them up if I get stuck.

1:56 am

rbud

we are nearly done with our conversion of our old bedroom to our new living room. Almost ready for paint, and then the baseboards and trim. Then carpet. I hope. (the old man's fretting about the money, but he'll get over it.)

1:57 am

sprite

oh wow! Sounds wonderful. You'll love it when you can sleep and... do other stuff there!

1:58 am

rbud

I have a pretty new front door where a window used to be - ready for a new porch out there, going to love that!

1:59 am

sprite

oh yes!

1:59 am

rbud

have found out it's expensive to relocate a gas line and meter, though, but it's too late to turn back now! :)

2:00 am

sprite

hehehe good... continue as planned.

2:01 am

sprite

fireflies too. Quick, but fun.

2:01 am

rbud

Hoping to be out there rocking in a nice rocker on my porch by the end of summer. Or fall. But first the new kitchen, yay!!

2:02 am

sprite

sounds like your home will be even more wonderful now, rbud!

2:04 am

rbud

I hope so. Trying to get it all set up for Hubs, he's not getting around so well. It may come to a wheelchair inside soon, so we are doing what we can to make sure we don't have to re-do anything later.

2:04 am

sprite

am sorry to hear that. But great that you can make the home wheelchair-proof now.

2:05 am

sprite

must be off... have a lovely day, rbud!

2:06 am

rbud

For now I plan to have some handrails put in here and there, it will help for a while.

2:06 am

rbud

Later, then, I'm off, too. :)

2:07 am

sprite

loved chatting with you!

2:07 am

rbud

likewise! (((hugs))) and poof!

2:51 am

bichon

hi folks. stats for the u,pls

3:10 am

Dianne

up 4/6

3:51 am

IndiaJan

Thud

3:52 am

Tanja

hi all could I have a clue for the de6 please?

3:55 am

grannyrose

tanja, de + ****amental, basic

3:56 am

Tanja

thanks granny rose - talk about not seeing the wood for the trees :) and that is fireworks for me:)

3:56 am

grannyrose

WTG TANJA!!!

4:25 am

herinfernallady

HI

4:33 am

grannyrose

cooee herin.

4:49 am

herinfernallady

O there is someone here

4:57 am

grannyrose

lol, not for long, hun. dinner nearly ready. how are you?

5:00 am

grannyrose

*sob* so sorry herin, are you home tomorrow? never mind, will ring your mobile about 1100 hours. talk then, hun.

5:04 am

herinfernallady

Busy till 1500

5:16 am

Kaplan repeat

oh, another uninspired grid.

5:16 am

herinfernallady

off again.

5:41 am

Kaplan repeat

someone's getting stingy with the words. Has this been looked into?

5:47 am

Marc Freeman

I have 5 6's, de6, en6, fu6, ru6 and se6, which two am I missing, please?

5:48 am

Anniebrook

hi Marc, I need en6, can you help?

5:49 am

Marc Freeman

en instead of start you en+ and he beginning of a TV dog *** Tin

5:49 am

Anniebrook

you are missing po6 and pr6, both plurals

5:50 am

Anniebrook

Thanks Marc

5:51 am

Anniebrook

ooops, po 6 is a past tense, not plural, sorry

5:53 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks

5:53 am

Kaplan repeat

two left.

5:54 am

Marc Freeman

What are the stats for the st in the far right column?

5:54 am

Anniebrook

st 5/10

5:55 am

Kaplan repeat

is there another f 6 or an a 6?

5:55 am

Anniebrook

there is a fu 6/30

5:55 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks there is one f6 no a6

5:55 am

Anniebrook

there is no a 6

5:56 am

Kaplan repeat

so I need an a4 and f6 to finish

5:56 am

Anniebrook

az 4/9

5:56 am

lbdawger

Clue for the lone a?

5:56 am

Kaplan repeat

f6 to go

5:56 am

Anniebrook

az + not off

5:57 am

Kaplan repeat

I got it I just need the f6

5:57 am

lbdawger

Ty for the A's

5:57 am

Anniebrook

would you like a clue, Kaplan

5:57 am

Kaplan repeat

just first 2 letters

5:58 am

Anniebrook

fu + ne

5:58 am

Marc Freeman

i left stuck on a f4 but i will find it

5:59 am

Kaplan repeat

ok fireworks. Big deal.

6:00 am

Anniebrook

congrats, Kaplan

6:00 am

Anniebrook

bye

6:04 am

Marc Freeman

There are 7 f's, yes? 4 fe's and 3 fu's. I have them all but it is still showing that I am missing one and I restarted my computer. Anyone else have this problem?

6:05 am

Alycia

I think there are 8 f's. there's one in the last column

6:05 am

Buggie

there are 8, there's a lone F on the right and 7 on the bottom

6:06 am

Marc Freeman

OK I have that one but what are the stats of the one I am missing?

6:07 am

Buggie

fa4, was missing it too, just found it

6:07 am

Alycia

aha. it's an fa

6:08 am

Marc Freeman

Found it thanks, soooo stupid of me. I have to go thanks all

6:34 am

pablo blanco

Why have I typed in Quest like 8 times? I should know by now that there is no Qu on the board...

7:08 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:25 am

mael

60 today? I am getting very tired of the small grids

7:27 am

wvteach

i think the lack of people in chat shows all of us are tired of little ones

7:27 am

mael

yeeep

7:32 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;))) a very easy little grid.8 left here:))

7:34 am

crosshair

now that i have said that,my last 8 will be fang toothed babblets from hell;((

7:36 am

wvteach

good morning crossy - have hit a wall with 15 left

7:37 am

crosshair

howdy,teach:))

7:38 am

crosshair

do you have the fu 6/30= what a child would say on a good play day " today i had the fun*** day ever!"

7:38 am

crosshair

oops,i pb'd myself there

7:38 am

crosshair

not really awayke yet

7:40 am

wvteach

thnx crossy - now need one more 6

7:41 am

crosshair

i have all the 6 letter ones ,so tell me what you have

7:42 am

wvteach

DE 6, EN 6, FU 6, PO 6, PR 6, RU 6

7:43 am

crosshair

se 6/27 to put into orbit or launch

7:43 am

wvteach

thnx again

7:44 am

crosshair

np:))

7:44 am

xeiluj

please could you clue the en 6?

7:45 am

crosshair

not the beginning+ start of famous tv dog

7:45 am

wvteach

not the beginng but the *** + beginning of where you skate

7:45 am

xeiluj

thank you both

7:47 am

crosshair

clue for the s in the 5th column please

7:48 am

phaeton

st5...typist

7:48 am

periwinkle

aarrgh, another small grid

7:48 am

crosshair

ty,peri

7:48 am

crosshair

i know peri and it plays fast.i was down to my last 8 in 30 minutes

7:49 am

phaeton

yw crossy...;)

7:49 am

Uneaixoise

tx for all the great clues! one more request -- po6?

7:49 am

periwinkle

an st takes shorthand and then types it

7:49 am

crosshair

but these last 8 have teeth lol

7:49 am

crosshair

sorry,phae,i missed your initial clue;))

7:49 am

wvteach

PO 6 - pt of PO 4

7:51 am

phaeton

:)

7:53 am

periwinkle

I hae 4 blank tiles, feeling stupid this am. help with f in right column pls

7:53 am

crosshair

i can see it now,30 minutes for the first 53 and 2 hours for the last 7 ;)))

7:53 am

xeiluj

sounds like bubbles in the bath

7:54 am

periwinkle

dumb word, ty, xeiluj

7:54 am

xeiluj

Y.W and fireworks for me!!

7:55 am

periwinkle

yay for xeiluj

7:55 am

periwinkle

help with the u pls and the o

7:55 am

crosshair

yaaa for xeiluj!

7:55 am

wvteach

congrats xeiluj

7:55 am

crosshair

once **** a time..

7:55 am

xeiluj

up 4 4.

7:56 am

periwinkle

duh, ty crossy

7:56 am

periwinkle

and xeiluj

7:56 am

crosshair

there was a grid,a tiny little grid that dreamed of being a big grid with no babblets...

7:56 am

BzznBea

on4/4

7:56 am

xeiluj

not twos

7:56 am

periwinkle

duh, ty Bzz

7:56 am

periwinkle

24 left

7:57 am

crosshair

6

7:57 am

periwinkle

go crossy

7:58 am

wvteach

9 here

7:58 am

periwinkle

help with de6 pls

7:59 am

periwinkle

ty xeiluj for on4

7:59 am

crosshair

4

7:59 am

wvteach

DE + FU 4

7:59 am

xeiluj

de + fu 9 and youre welcome

8:00 am

periwinkle

ty

8:01 am

periwinkle

right column gray

8:02 am

crosshair

2

8:03 am

wvteach

go crossy

8:03 am

crosshair

1

8:05 am

crosshair

FW for crossy:)) last word was fa 4/8

8:05 am

wvteach

congrats crossy

8:05 am

xeiluj

well done !!

8:05 am

Riverdance

yay for crossy - and hello everyone

8:05 am

periwinkle

YAY for crossy

8:05 am

periwinkle

11 here

8:06 am

mael

well done!

8:06 am

Riverdance

what are the stats for that lone A

8:06 am

crosshair

hehe that is fast for me.less than an hour all told

8:06 am

periwinkle

hi River, my slingo buddy

8:06 am

wvteach

hello river

8:06 am

mael

still have 21 to go, but my heart isn't in it

8:06 am

crosshair

az 4/9

8:06 am

periwinkle

the h words have me stumped. Only have 1

8:07 am

wvteach

what about the E - have EN 6 - what else?

8:07 am

Riverdance

thanks 5 left

8:07 am

crosshair

all are real world words ,peri.no real nasty babblets

8:07 am

mael

two have to do with colors, peri

8:07 am

Riverdance

ef 4/7

8:07 am

crosshair

ef 4/7 a babblet

8:07 am

periwinkle

ef5/7 a baby newt

8:07 am

crosshair

mm,never knew it was a baby newt;))

8:07 am

periwinkle

so they do, ty mael

8:08 am

mael

yw :)

8:08 am

periwinkle

it is either a baby newt or just another word for newt

8:08 am

Uneaixoise

very belated tx for the po6 clue!

8:08 am

crosshair

learn something new every day in babble:)))

8:08 am

wvteach

thnx

8:08 am

periwinkle

9 left, would like to finish before I start my day but does not look like it

8:09 am

crosshair

speaking of which once car crawls out of the sack i should have a tidbit of the day ready

8:09 am

periwinkle

they are 4 and 5 letters too

8:09 am

Uneaixoise

great: quote from article on Roland Garros website re Federer's defeat yesterday: "Tsonga had the audacity to finish off the match by purloining the Swiss maestro's service one last time."

8:10 am

periwinkle

8 left, bbl

8:10 am

Riverdance

3 left here

8:10 am

mael

bye peri

8:10 am

mael

go river!

8:11 am

Riverdance

I am missing one 6 - its either an f or an s - I already have an se6/27 so which is it?

8:11 am

Uneaixoise

hi and bye, all -- off to eat my Cheerios and berries :-)

8:11 am

crosshair

common river!!

8:12 am

Riverdance

huh?

8:12 am

crosshair

actually i will do a tidbit now and see if i can scrape up a bonus one later,so it is now time for crossy's famous,much requested,often imitated,but never duplicated tidbit of the day!!!!!!

we are also buying cheerios more.good to support a company that is not worried about hate filled cavemen who have a mind set of a tree stump

8:16 am

Riverdance

I have an F and and S left - they are either a 5 or a 6

8:16 am

crosshair

do you have the fu 6/30?

8:17 am

mael

I think there is an fu 6

8:17 am

BzznBea

fu6/30

8:17 am

BzznBea

fu6/30

8:17 am

Riverdance

I do not

8:17 am

crosshair

a child would say "wow! that was the most fu**** day i ever had!"

8:18 am

mael

and it actually means disastrous!

8:18 am

Riverdance

thanks crossy

8:18 am

crosshair

yup,not worried about the dictionary,just a nice fast clue

8:18 am

Riverdance

now for that last S 5

8:19 am

BzznBea

st5/10

8:19 am

mael

it's just funny how it sounds pleasant and it actually the opposite

8:19 am

Riverdance

I have one of those - are their 2

8:19 am

crosshair

indeed;))

8:19 am

mael

is it from the lone s, river?

8:19 am

Riverdance

no its from the bottom s

8:20 am

BzznBea

se5/10 plural

8:20 am

A*n*i*t*a

clue for my last 1 plz RU5/6

8:20 am

Riverdance

duh......fireworks.....thanks everyone

8:20 am

BzznBea

ru5 is plural of the ru4

8:20 am

Riverdance

thats 2 days in a row - havent done that in years

8:20 am

mael

yay river!

8:21 am

BzznBea

ru6 - is most ru4/6

8:21 am

Riverdance

but I would love to see a big grid we could really get into

8:21 am

hydra

Clue for en 6/21 please?

8:22 am

Riverdance

not the beginning but the *** + dog *** tin tin

8:22 am

BzznBea

en6 - final + ***se the dishes of soap

8:22 am

o-o

en + water, water everywhere but not a drop to ****k

8:22 am

mael

a chemical, starts with not the beginning

8:23 am

hydra

Thanks mael and o-o

8:23 am

BzznBea

See you all tomorrow...bzzz.....

8:24 am

mael

bye bea

8:25 am

mael

6 left

8:26 am

A*n*i*t*a

RU5/16 plz

8:26 am

mael

plural of ru4/7

8:27 am

A*n*i*t*a

rudds

8:27 am

A*n*i*t*a

ty

8:27 am

mael

that one ;)

8:33 am

mael

done! see you all tomorrow, here's to hoping we get a bigger grid

8:41 am

stevedallas

fireworks!

8:50 am

Riverdance

congrats to all who finished - I must get back to work - see you tomorrow

9:01 am

Jillyjill

Good morning to all! Why do I feel that somewhere is lurking a 700 word grid again?

9:11 am

Jillyjill

<----!!FW!!....off to work, happy brief babbling all!

9:11 am

Mr Bob

Morning friends

9:18 am

Scrabbler

Hi kids.

9:18 am

Scrabbler

Still here, Bob?

9:19 am

crosshair

any clues needed before i go? grid was easy today so now it is a nice walk in the hills with my beloved,some good books,have some nice fresh pickerel fillets for dinner ..mmmm

9:19 am

crosshair

scrabby!

9:21 am

Scrabbler

Nice day for you and Elegant, Crossy!

9:22 am

Scrabbler

I am off the rest of the week and my sister will meet me at Hemlock Lake for a day of paddling. But she is driving from Orillia, Ontario and must battle traffic around Toronto and then the international bridge.

9:23 am

crosshair

ugh at driving over the border.is she taking tons of our money with her from rama??

9:23 am

Scrabbler

I know she won $300 her first night. I don't know about last night.

9:24 am

crosshair

stay away from the slot machine and play blackjack:)

9:25 am

Scrabbler

She likes videopoker but does play blackjack. I went to a casino with her in the past but I don't get the desire to be a "gamer" and toss my hard-earned money away. She calls it entertainment. I call it stupidity.

9:26 am

crosshair

lol,you know you are a lost cause when you you have finished the grid and still every once in a while you catch yourself looking for words that are no longer there:)

9:26 am

Scrabbler

Silly boy!

9:26 am

crosshair

as long as you treat it like spending money on lottery tickets,it is fine.make a budget,leave the plastic at home and plan on losing it all and just have fun and hit the buffet

9:27 am

Scrabbler

She sets a limit and plays slowly and carefully. She likes the strategy. I remind her that the house is the net winner.

9:28 am

Scrabbler

Clue for far right S?

9:28 am

crosshair

the house always wins and they let just a few win to 'tease the geese"

9:28 am

Scrabbler

Yep

9:28 am

crosshair

a old job for a secratary she would use a st*** machine

9:29 am

Scrabbler

TY!

9:29 am

crosshair

np:)

9:30 am

crosshair

but ,as i say,if you treat it like a night out at the movies or betting on the horses,just plan on losing what you take and if you make money consider it a bonus

9:31 am

crosshair

we went once.the budget was 200 each.i left all my plastic at home and the car had a full tank of gas.we got the free buffet and in the last 5 minutes of our trip we broke even by winning it all back on one pull on a slot machine by the door

9:31 am

crosshair

spent 4 hours there,so was fun

9:32 am

Scrabbler

I think about the books or outdoor gear I could buy with that lost money.

9:32 am

crosshair

lol,i am now to the poin that i have 30 books sitting waiting for me

9:34 am

crosshair

i do not like going to the movies because my sciatica(sp) gets so bad i can hardly move sitting in those d**m chairs for 2 1/2 hours,i play 3 dollars on the lottery a week so what the heck

9:34 am

Scrabbler

Me too. So many books to read and not enough time, especially because new books come out and get added to my list. ALAS!

9:34 am

crosshair

if you are a king fan his new one is just out now.it is called Joyland.have yet to read any reviews

9:34 am

Scrabbler

I haven't been to a movie theatre in many years--I hate the distractions of rude people. I wait for the DVD or stream it.

9:35 am

crosshair

we also wait for dvd/stream now

9:35 am

Scrabbler

I haven't read as much as usual in the last several months--trouble concentrating. Grief, I guess.

9:35 am

crosshair

and the shining part deux should be close behind

9:36 am

crosshair

i understand that,scrabby.been a tough year for losing loved ones here as well

9:37 am

crosshair

we are still grinding though the procedural nonsense of the will and my beloveds mum passed plast sept and her brother in march

9:39 am

Scrabbler

Yes, you have had many losses. It is such a change, such an adjustment. Still doesn't seem real.

9:39 am

crosshair

her brother was a massive shock.he had a stroke then when they were running st scans etc on him they found stage 4 cancer that had metastisized like crazy,then he went home for a month or 2,had a second stroke and he was dead at 51.the cancer did not even have time to make itself felt

9:39 am

crosshair

ct

9:40 am

crosshair

lung cancer*

9:41 am

Scrabbler

Any unexpected death is a shock, a stunner, so much more difficult to deal with. And with a young person it hurts even more.

9:42 am

crosshair

yes.with her mum,we knew it was coming.on o2 last 2 years massive weight loss.lungs just failed the ciggarettes killed her basically

9:42 am

crosshair

and smoking right till the end

9:43 am

Scrabbler

And to witness someone suffer is brutal too. Aging, illness, suffering, death--nothing easy about any of it!

No, I knew Joy Lewis, and had tea w/ c.s. once, I was in my early twenties.

10:19 am

crosshair

anyways,may wander over and do some reading.anyone need clues before i head off?

10:19 am

RoundBarn

my college writing prof wrote the first Lewis biog.

10:20 am

crosshair

ok then.take care all and happy babbling!!..poink!

10:21 am

Nef

Bye crossy (they came back and said we were fine; no damage)

10:21 am

Nef

okay, sorry I'd read that wrong.

10:22 am

Nef

What kind of mushrooms were you looking for, RB? We used to hunt morels every spring here; but DH isn't able to go anymore

10:49 am

Nef

fw. Finished in under an hour. Now what to do the rest of the day?

10:49 am

Nef

Happy Babbling, Everyone!

11:21 am

a1axelady1982

I need help!:)

11:23 am

a1axelady1982

Never mind. I got it!

11:37 am

uusue2

hi all! Getting tired of these tiny grids!

11:39 am

Good Enough

Hi suze! I think it's my fault. I have a very busy day and this is the only size i have time to do.

11:39 am

uusue2

hi GE! Good to see you!

11:40 am

Good Enough

haven't seen you since the wedding. Pictures were beautiful! All good??

11:42 am

uusue2

yes, we are doing well, today is Frank's last chemo treatment!

11:42 am

Good Enough

excellent! what's next?

11:43 am

uusue2

well, he will get a scan in a few weeks which will tell us if the chemo did its job (so we are pretty anxious about that)

11:43 am

uusue2

and I will be done working at the end of the month, so we plan to do a little traveling and relaxing

11:45 am

uusue2

ok, well over half way, going to go do a bit of reading now. back later!

11:46 am

Good Enough

Good luck to Frank! and enjoy your day!

11:55 am

jmcnrick

hi all

11:56 am

jmcnrick

dang we just keep getting the small ones. . . nice that yesterday's was a moderate size. . .

11:56 am

puglet

Hello Everyone

11:58 am

jmcnrick

hi pug

11:58 am

puglet

afternoon jm

12:00 pm

jmcnrick

i was so hoping fudd was a word. . .

12:00 pm

feenixcat

Any clues for my last four words? De6/36, en6/21, ru5/16 and se6,27.

12:01 pm

puglet

and it wasent? lol

12:01 pm

jmcnrick

i don't have them yet but i will look with your feenix

12:01 pm

gemini_J13

de 6/36 ~ to take money away

12:02 pm

feenixcat

Thank you gemini :)

12:02 pm

puglet

ty gemini

12:02 pm

jmcnrick

hmmmm

12:02 pm

gemini_J13

yw

12:03 pm

jmcnrick

ah! ty gemini

12:03 pm

gemini_J13

se 6/27 ~ s + the last + not down

12:03 pm

feenixcat

Ty again gemini!

12:03 pm

jmcnrick

ty

12:04 pm

gemini_J13

ru 5/16 is pl of 4/7

12:04 pm

puglet

ty so much

12:04 pm

gemini_J13

don't have the en 6/21

12:05 pm

jmcnrick

ty for both of the ru words!

12:05 pm

feenixcat

Thanks for those though, gemini.

12:05 pm

gemini_J13

or the fu 6/30,,,, you're very welcome

12:06 pm

Anniebrook

en6---not beginning but en* and famous dog *** Tin Tin

12:06 pm

jmcnrick

ty annie

12:06 pm

gemini_J13

ahh ty

12:07 pm

feenixcat

Yay thank you Annie! Fireworks for me today.

12:07 pm

o-o

"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body," --Winston Bennett ... college basketball player

12:07 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo feenix!

12:07 pm

jmcnrick

hi o-o

12:07 pm

Anniebrook

YAY for feen

12:07 pm

Anniebrook

hi o-o!

12:07 pm

o-o

Hello

12:08 pm

jmcnrick

why is zound not a word when zounds is??

12:09 pm

gemini_J13

no idea.... it can't be done by 1 person..............

12:10 pm

jmcnrick

wait. . . what does zounds mean? I thought it was just something you said. . . "zounds! that was a terrible play"

12:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

it's short for god's wounds, or rather jesus, which were multiple

12:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(hi all, flabbergastination at yet another little one)

12:10 pm

jmcnrick

ah ty book

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

yes yes it is getting tedious to have all these small ones. . . at least we had one decent sized one recently

12:13 pm

Haz1558

jgnm / ,; ~. . . ., ,. ., ,.vb/

12:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi haz. . .???

12:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

right column zonked

12:13 pm

Anniebrook

Hello Haz, is Dempsey

12:13 pm

Anniebrook

walking on your keyboard

12:13 pm

jmcnrick

cat got your keyboard?

12:14 pm

jmcnrick

wtg book

12:14 pm

Haz1558

Sorry!

12:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

me-owwwwww

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

haz knows how to make an entrance. . haha

12:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

top row zonked

12:16 pm

Anniebrook

no explanation from Haz, hmmmmm?

12:16 pm

Anniebrook

phone, darn it, bbl

12:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

left column, indeed, zonked

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

apparently...

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

lots of zonking going on! haha

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

left side stumble through and greyed. . . haha

12:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

zonk!

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

haha

12:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt and 14 to go

12:21 pm

puglet

a clue for the f and the s words in the last col. plz

12:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fu4, a bunch of cartoon elmers

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

go book go!

12:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the S is a st5, court reporter, shortened

12:22 pm

puglet

ty Book

12:22 pm

zoozzoom

FU4/9

12:22 pm

jmcnrick

top row zonked :-)

12:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-D

12:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

conk!

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

hi zooz!

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

haha i have been conked! *rubs head*

12:23 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, JMC :-)

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

ty for the clue too

12:24 pm

puglet

Hi zoom

12:24 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

right side zonked (book has inspired me)

12:24 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Puglet :-)

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

12:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ker-blam!

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

how are you doing zooz? i only see you in passing these days

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

*dusts off flak jacket and puts it on*

12:25 pm

zoozzoom

Teehee BDG, sounds like you are having a great time!

12:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

enuf in in the grid. it is the correct spelling, by the way . . . lol

12:26 pm

zoozzoom

Not too bad thanks for asking..Hope you are well?

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

i am sore because i played volley ball for two hours on monday. . . i did pretty well except when i dove for a ball i had a hard time getting up!

12:27 pm

zoozzoom

Oh dear..you should be ok in a day or two..hope you won :-)

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

i guess i was so enraptured by elmer fudd being in the grid i didn't notice book

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

we won two and lost two games. . .it was fun. . .advil is a god se**

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

i was mainly playing with 20 year olds and they were both supportive and surprised at the old lady

12:29 pm

zoozzoom

Bet you showed them how to play..good for you.

12:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ouch!

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

well i realized i hadn't played in about 40 years!

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

burn yourself with all those explosives book? ;-)

12:30 pm

zoozzoom

teehee

12:31 pm

zoozzoom

Paper cut..lol

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

haha

12:31 pm

zoozzoom

I see Nef is in the grid today!

12:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, i haven't blown anything up since the ol' high school days . . .

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

*puts most of serious look on face* we should not make light of books pain! hahahahahaha

12:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and they recuilt the high school so everything's fine LOL

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

haha i read that recruit and got confused but then realized you meant rebuilt

12:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, rebuilt

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

glad that they were able to put things back together

12:38 pm

jmcnrick

6 left. . .

12:38 pm

zoozzoom

Only just started so still have 38 to go.

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

i was thinking i would leave them for later but i realized i have a baseball game to watch tonight. . .

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

go zooz go!

12:39 pm

zoozzoom

On TV or going to the game?

12:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

three

12:40 pm

zoozzoom

Good going, Jmc & Book!

12:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uno

12:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wwwoootttttt last was se6

12:42 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats Gwen!!efts

12:42 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo book!

12:42 pm

zoozzoom

Sorry!

12:42 pm

jmcnrick

going to the game. . .

12:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

carefull zoozzoom!

12:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

less than 45 minutes 8-(

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

too bad i already have that one

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

you can always stay and chat book. . .

12:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yeaoup

12:44 pm

jmcnrick

3

12:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

go go go jmc!

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

1

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

fw!

12:46 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, JMC!!

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

*groan* last word was th4! haha

12:47 pm

jmcnrick

it took me something over an hour. . .

12:47 pm

stidmama

YAY jmc!

12:47 pm

stidmama

hey all

12:47 pm

stidmama

hey zoom

12:47 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, ((Stid))

12:48 pm

stidmama

how are you zoom?

12:49 pm

zoozzoom

Not too bad thanks for asking, Stid, How about you?

12:49 pm

stidmama

doing okay -- sore throat this morning which could be allergies or a virus so taking it easy.

12:50 pm

stidmama

Taught two days in a row in a 2nd grade classroom and LOVED it, but haven't heard back on the job I interviewed for last week so assuming I continue to be unemployed for the coming school year.

12:50 pm

zoozzoom

Sorry to hear that..could be hayfever maybe.

12:51 pm

stidmama

It could be, it was very warm and sunny the last couple days and a lot of things were blooming.

12:51 pm

zoozzoom

I am sure something will turn up soon for you.

12:53 pm

stidmama

It will be okay if it doesn't, actually. I feel as if having a job lined up before the new year would mean that I have to focus on teaching instead of focusing on getting the rest of my life back to normal. Hopefully they can begin demolition of the old house in another week or so, and then there will be a lot of things for me to do with the construction. I already bought a new hammer! :-)

12:53 pm

stidmama

LOL I actually tried "duud" as in, "Duud, you took my favorite surfboard."

12:55 pm

zoozzoom

OMG! i was just asking you how is it going on that front & you replyed before i could type it all down..lol...New hammer...ready to let off some steam ...good on you, Stid!

12:55 pm

stidmama

:-D (((zoom)))

12:56 pm

stidmama

zoom, I don't know if you like gardening, but I will share my excitement over my little cherry tree being LOADED with green fruit the last time I was at the house! For years it has barely managed to stay alive, and then last year it grew a bit and this year when it bloomed ... it was gorgeous. All three branches. (for a ten-year old tree that's somewhat pathetic)

12:57 pm

zoozzoom

How about the pets side of things..or are you going to give it more time?

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

you may be jumping the gun stid. . . these things go slow in my experience. . .did you see my suggestion about the picture?

12:57 pm

zoozzoom

I have a cherry tree too...got lots of bloom this year!

12:58 pm

stidmama

I am so very sad about my Lucky boy and the birds, zoom -- will probably have pets again, but in this little apartment, and before I have a fenced yard (if I'd had fenced yard to begin with, Lucky would still be alive)...

12:59 pm

stidmama

:-) YAY for cherries! I might even get enough for a small cherry pie if I can keep the crows off the tree.

12:59 pm

zoozzoom

(((Stid)))

12:59 pm

stidmama

Yes, jmc, I did see your suggestion. But I think Mother also has the artist's contact info somewhere. Still, when I go north this summer I will see what I can do.

1:00 pm

stidmama

thanks, zoom

1:01 pm

stidmama

It was such a lovely, bright picture of a madrona trunk and branch. the colors were exquisite, and it was a fairly low print number (100-something out of a run of 500).

1:01 pm

stidmama

thing is, the artist was also the owner/cook at this little restaurant where I KNEW I could get food that was safe to eat! They had such excellent pakoras...

1:02 pm

stidmama

"upness" is so a wurd! "Is Grant up yet? No, his upness level is still pretty low."

1:03 pm

stidmama

Common statement in our home, anyway... at least before noon! *grin*

1:05 pm

stidmama

S on the far right please? down to 13 and trying to avoid the list until NBT

1:05 pm

zoozzoom

ST5/10

1:06 pm

stidmama

also the A is elusive... please and thanks!

1:06 pm

stidmama

got it first try, thanks zoom

1:06 pm

zoozzoom

Me too on the A :-(

1:06 pm

mixi6

az

1:06 pm

stidmama

got it, thanks mixi!

1:07 pm

zoozzoom

Got it..thanks, Mixi!

1:07 pm

stidmama

NBT and down to 11...

1:07 pm

stidmama

TEN!!!

1:07 pm

sciencegeek

need clues for de po fu 6's

1:08 pm

stidmama

de 6/36 is to take money away from

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

got the de

1:08 pm

stidmama

fu 6/30 looks like the most enjoyable, but missing a middle consonant

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

now just need fu 6

1:09 pm

stidmama

po 6/36 is to make into a bubble-like shape (po 4/9) past tense

1:09 pm

sciencegeek

done

1:09 pm

stidmama

YAY science!

1:09 pm

zoozzoom

Thank you, Stid!

1:09 pm

sciencegeek

yay

1:10 pm

stidmama

like the pic of you and jmc, btw

1:10 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Science!

1:11 pm

stidmama

yw zoom

1:11 pm

zoozzoom

Time for my evening meal..back later...Congrats for when you finish, Stid :-)

1:12 pm

stidmama

later zoom, thanks again!

1:15 pm

stidmama

down to 5, taking a break.

1:15 pm

stidmama

back later...

1:18 pm

periwinkle

help with the o pls I have on4/4

1:18 pm

periwinkle

NM

1:19 pm

periwinkle

I am missing 4 of the h words and 2 from bottom s. help pls

1:20 pm

periwinkle

I have 2 hu4 and one he4

1:20 pm

LeslieAnn

at least 5 he words, peri

1:20 pm

LeslieAnn

stick around the bottom righthand corner

1:20 pm

periwinkle

found he4 and he5

1:20 pm

periwinkle

must be missing 2 he words, ty

1:21 pm

periwinkle

ty again Leslie

1:21 pm

LeslieAnn

yw

1:21 pm

periwinkle

I have 2 se4 from bottom 2

1:21 pm

periwinkle

and one se6

1:22 pm

LeslieAnn

i have 4 se (but not the 6)

1:22 pm

periwinkle

to put a missle into space compoun word

1:23 pm

LeslieAnn

ah

1:23 pm

LeslieAnn

thx

1:23 pm

LeslieAnn

you are probably missing se + double consonant and plural

1:23 pm

periwinkle

just found them ty

1:23 pm

periwinkle

FW

1:24 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray!

1:24 pm

periwinkle

not a bad grid. do you need clues, Leslie

1:24 pm

LeslieAnn

nah, not yet. thanks though

1:24 pm

periwinkle

yw, bye for now

1:37 pm

TraderKate

hi all, another small one today!

1:42 pm

Judi

Hello, all. Jeesh. It's like a Babble hunger strike.

1:43 pm

TraderKate

<------- starved for a nice fat grid, which will probably come tomorrow when i don't have the time to spare...
hi judi :)

1:45 pm

Judi

Criminy. I hope there's a trail of bread crumbs that lead to the PB. It's the only salvation.

1:47 pm

TraderKate

a trail of choclit chips would be better ;)
hopefully TO will be along shortly to open the bar....

1:56 pm

Judi

Clue for the fu6?

1:56 pm

TraderKate

geez! that was a quickie.....

1:56 pm

Judi

Yeah. Fu6 is my last word.

1:56 pm

TraderKate

most enjoyable minus one of the double consonants

1:57 pm

Judi

Ty. Firetwirps.

1:57 pm

TraderKate

;)
my last word was the en 6/21

1:57 pm

Judi

I think I just broke my own speed record.

1:58 pm

TraderKate

me too - 1:37 to 1:56
now what will i do???????

1:58 pm

hego

You will give me a clue for the in

1:58 pm

Judi

Well, here's hoping for more verdant grass tomorrow. I'm off to putz around the office to try and look busy.

1:59 pm

hego

Hi All

1:59 pm

TraderKate

bye judi :)
hi hego :)
clue coming

2:00 pm

hego

ty Kate. lol

2:00 pm

TraderKate

a cozy pace to stay on holiday, pt

2:00 pm

TraderKate

i like that hego... you WILL give me a clue for the in , lololol

2:00 pm

hego

OH! PT. ty Kate

2:01 pm

hego

Well you asked what you would do now. : )

2:02 pm

TraderKate

it'll get you every time ;)
enjoy cluing when my brain functions well enough not to mess it up... and pooh's favourite food is NOT a word

2:03 pm

hego

any clue is better than none and all efforts are appreciated.

2:03 pm

TraderKate

:)
standing at the ready. i have an hour before they close here

2:04 pm

TraderKate

i could write a little story, or perhaps a poem...

2:04 pm

hego

I should be okay. ty Kate.

2:04 pm

TraderKate

making coffee, bbs

2:05 pm

hego

I should think you would be exhausted after yesterday's clueing spree.

2:05 pm

hego

Enjoy Kate.

2:08 pm

gremlinn

I found Fenrir hiding in the grid

2:09 pm

hego

hi Gremlin

2:09 pm

gremlinn

hello

2:11 pm

gremlinn

I've had "enuf" of small grids.

2:13 pm

hego

for sure!

2:14 pm

hego

must go. bye

2:18 pm

TraderKate

bye hego :)
hi gremlinn :)

2:21 pm

TraderKate

off to sudoku for a bit...

2:43 pm

TraderKate

anybody home?

2:46 pm

bichon

I'm here Kate

2:47 pm

bichon

What are the u stats pls

2:48 pm

PMS

up 4,6

2:48 pm

bichon

ty, got it PMS

2:57 pm

TraderKate

sorry, hi bichon :)
.. and PMS :))
wandered away to try to delete a zillion e-mails that had piled up

2:59 pm

bichon

The floor in this B&B is uneven. Every time I get up, I tilt. It's a really old cottage

3:04 pm

TraderKate

isn't there a nursery rhyme about a crooked old woman who lived in a crooked house with a crooked cat etc. ?? is that where you are?

3:04 pm

TraderKate

is the weather still holding for you?

3:05 pm

bichon

Exactly Kate. I think even the bed is tilted. Weather has stayed perfect. For three days before we came it was pouring

3:06 pm

TraderKate

i had seen that in your posts bichon, pitied the ones on before you taht endured days of rain...what is a "knot garden"?

3:07 pm

TraderKate

smiling as i picture you careening around the room as if on the deck of a ship ;)

3:07 pm

bichon

It's small hedging, like boxwood, grown in mazes. There are plantings in the centing

3:07 pm

bichon

Not far from the truth. The toilet seat won't stay up.

3:08 pm

bichon

*center

3:09 pm

stidmama

hey all -- bichon, there is an old hotel in Hood River, Oregon, that is like that. I whacked my foot once when we stayed there because I lost my balance just standing!

"chipping camden?" what are they chipping? I live in an area with a lot of forestry, so I think about little left-over bit from falling trees...

3:12 pm

bichon

I don't think it means that in olde English. I think it means market area

3:12 pm

stidmama

cotswold -- sounds like an austen or trollope novel location!

3:13 pm

bichon

Austen, probably. Also Tolkien country. Think Shire

3:13 pm

stidmama

oh! LOL I am looking at a sat-map online now. It certainly has the lines of an ancient European settlement.

3:13 pm

bichon

wold = woods on a hilltop

3:14 pm

bichon

The people are so friendly. We stopped in a church this morning to have a look. Folks were just finishing a mid-week service. They offered us tea and biscuits and gave us a tour of the church

3:14 pm

stidmama

wow. it's an amazing little place. I think there must be a lot of amazing little places in Europe...

3:15 pm

stidmama

how nice! Mother and Dad had similar experiences the time they visited England.

3:15 pm

bichon

This trip has been a dream come true

3:15 pm

stidmama

oooh. down to three, and they are all 4 and 5 letter words now...

3:17 pm

stidmama

so glad you have been able to go, bichon -- arts and crafts is my "style" -- or could easily be. I like simpler lines and real wood and such. But I don't think I would like the interior lighting if I were to be authentic. In a tour of the Greene house (a greene house?) in Pasadena, the guide said they were afraid a wattage of more than 15 would burn people's eyes!

3:17 pm

stidmama

two... :-)

3:18 pm

stidmama

I also really like extra ornamentation, the way the arts and crafts tapestries and windows look.

3:18 pm

stidmama

fw

3:18 pm

bichon

woot! stid

3:18 pm

stidmama

of course the last two were things I thought I had entered ages ago!

3:25 pm

bichon

stid, hint for the de 6, pls

3:29 pm

TraderKate

de 6/36
discontinue to underwrite a project financially?

3:30 pm

stidmama

to take money away from, bichon!

3:30 pm

saanichcat

take away the money

3:30 pm

saanichcat

snap stid!

3:30 pm

stidmama

I have to head out, Tom is here and we are supposed to drop some things off in Tacoma (an hour away) and then be back in a meeting by 3... ARGH. *poof*

3:30 pm

TraderKate

congratulations stiddie!
hi saanichat :)

3:30 pm

bichon

tyvm saan, Kate, stid

3:31 pm

TraderKate

bye stiddie

3:31 pm

saanichcat

Hi Kate and Hi Sid! AndAll!

3:31 pm

saanichcat

later sstid

3:31 pm

TraderKate

... i wandered away again... i have 999+ emails (mostly facebook spam) to go through ad get under control....

3:32 pm

saanichcat

I'm off to finish my lat 10. See you at flip, I hope

3:33 pm

TraderKate

i can stay to give stats/clues for about 30 minutes more if anyone needs them

3:33 pm

TraderKate

bye saan :)

3:33 pm

bichon

en 6/21, pleas

3:35 pm

TraderKate

finish + most of the outer part of a watermelon :)

3:35 pm

saanichcat

great clue Kate ty

3:36 pm

bichon

got it, ty Kate

3:36 pm

TraderKate

:)
not terribly clever, but gets the point across

3:45 pm

penquis

woohoo...done!....short one today...

3:48 pm

TraderKate

congratulations pen :)

3:53 pm

TraderKate

anyone need any last stats or hints, i have to leave soon

3:54 pm

zoozzoom

Hi TK i have oa4/7 whats the stats for the other O please?

3:54 pm

TraderKate

on 4/4 hi zooz :)

3:55 pm

zoozzoom

OMG slap me with a whale..Duh

3:55 pm

TraderKate

just a single whale zooz? ;)

3:55 pm

zoozzoom

i was trying too hard it seems..lol

3:55 pm

uusue2

On4/4

3:56 pm

TraderKate

the fishies can be very elusive..

3:56 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Sue :-)

3:56 pm

TraderKate

hi sue :)

3:56 pm

uusue2

Hi Kate and zooz!

3:57 pm

TraderKate

time for me to fly... last chance clues?

3:57 pm

uusue2

Sorry, my iPad doesn't always update the chat log, so if I seem to be out of sync that is why

3:57 pm

zoozzoom

Have a great Afternoon/Evening, TK :-)

3:58 pm

uusue2

Bye, Kate!

3:58 pm

TraderKate

hopefully see you all tomorrow, friday for sure :)
happy babbling!

3:59 pm

zoozzoom

I tried doing babble on my parents galaxy tablet...did not like it..not sure if the ipad would be similar or not.

3:59 pm

uusue2

It's better than my phone but that's the best I have to say for it

4:00 pm

zoozzoom

lol..i understand :-)

4:00 pm

ivesy3

well people i have to work all day tomorrow so be prepared for a very big grid !! lol

4:01 pm

uusue2

But babble is almost impossible on my phone as the word list doesn't scroll

4:01 pm

uusue2

Hi ivesy, I have a busy day tomorrow too!

4:01 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Ivesy..it is about time we had a massive grid :-)

4:02 pm

ivesy3

hello, lol.. i know.. i will be trying to get it done between lunch break and bfor work. good thing i get up at early ungodly hours

4:02 pm

zoozzoom

Nothing too large...say about 900-1500 :-)

4:03 pm

zoozzoom

I don't miss getting up very early thats for sure.

4:03 pm

ivesy3

oh yes thats a nice size.. i could call in ....

4:04 pm

uusue2

Lol!

4:05 pm

uusue2

Anyway, fireworks. Good thing I have a meeting tonight or I'd be bored :-)

4:05 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Sue!!

4:06 pm

ivesy3

off time for me too.. cy all tomorrow.. good nite, good morning good afternoon.. and a peaceful day

4:07 pm

uusue2

Bye, ivesy!

4:07 pm

zoozzoom

Take care, Ivesy :-)

4:40 pm

crosshair

howdy again everyone:)) all done this grid but thought i would pop in to see whats shaking:)

4:40 pm

zoozzoom

I have the FU4/9 buttocks word..any clues for the other FU4/9..i have tried soo many different combos?

4:40 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Crossy :-)

4:40 pm

crosshair

ahh fu 6/30

4:41 pm

zoozzoom

No i need the other FU 4/9.

4:41 pm

crosshair

a child would say after an exciting day "wow!,i had the fu**** day ever!"

4:41 pm

crosshair

sec..

4:42 pm

crosshair

there is a version of elmers last name and one when money is givven

4:43 pm

zoozzoom

I swear i entered the money one ages ago..how annoying is that..thanks, Crossy

4:43 pm

zoozzoom

Fireworks for me.

4:43 pm

crosshair

yaaa for zooz!

4:44 pm

crosshair

i was stunned this morning.too me just under an hour to do this grid

4:45 pm

zoozzoom

Two grid finishes in a row for you too!!

4:45 pm

crosshair

with a bit of help from my babble friends

4:46 pm

zoozzoom

We all need help at times chap.

4:46 pm

zoozzoom

Has the weather warmed up where you are yet, Crossy?

4:47 pm

crosshair

it is 15c and sunshine and a most beautiful day today with a light breeze blowing off georgian bay

4:48 pm

zoozzoom

That is nice to hear..we have been close to 22c today..and it is expected to be the same for the rest of the week!

4:48 pm

crosshair

good stuff:))

5:10 pm

crosshair

tonights din-dins is barrila spegattini cooked aldente with basil,oregano,fresh ground black pepper gound mediterranian sea salt and chili flakes for those who wish a bit of bite,a drizzle of extra virgin italian olive oil and topped with grated romano cheese and served with parmisain and onion baugette and a simple salad.glasses of ausse vino are available

5:14 pm

crosshair

anyone lurking in here need clues before i toddle off again for a bit?

5:15 pm

crosshair

ok.off for a bit then.happy babbling...poink!

5:45 pm

beetlejuice

the reason why FedEx and UPS do not merge is start with f at the bottom go up ne ne and left

5:57 pm

hurshy

hmmmmmmmmmmm

5:58 pm

hurshy

havin a little p trouble

5:59 pm

stidgmere

Choices are po words, pr words, and one pu word.

5:59 pm

hurshy

yeah.

5:59 pm

hurshy

i can see that.

5:59 pm

stidgmere

The pr words build on the ru words.

6:00 pm

hurshy

it's the LEFT p that is the troubling one

6:01 pm

stidgmere

The po words are: po (small lake), po (cake of corn) and plural, the next po is fluffy and past tense and plural, the last po is the British dollar.

6:01 pm

hurshy

i have four of them, all PO.

6:01 pm

hurshy

fluffy, fluffy... that must be it

6:01 pm

hurshy

aha thanks

6:02 pm

stidgmere

I need the last fu 6, 30 and the en word.

6:02 pm

stidgmere

yw hurshy.

6:02 pm

hurshy

i am just getting down to the bottom F and i too am missing the en.

6:03 pm

stidgmere

I'm going to use resources.

6:04 pm

hurshy

i guess en is a 6 also?

6:05 pm

hurshy

yeah.

6:06 pm

hurshy

fu6 - most entertaining?

6:07 pm

hurshy

en6 en + i am thirsty i need a ****k of water

6:07 pm

hurshy

tada

6:07 pm

hurshy

ttfn

6:10 pm

stidgmere

Thank you hurshy. Fireworks.

6:10 pm

stidgmere

Haven't finished a grid in quite awhile and I know it is only 60 words, still I am happy to see it to completion. And I finished my ironing for the week today also!

6:11 pm

stidgmere

Does anyone want clues? For a change, I am on the giving side of cluing today.

8:14 pm

rolotom

de 6?

8:18 pm

RoundBarn

take away money

8:25 pm

rolotom

TY!

8:29 pm

periwinkle

hi all

8:30 pm

RoundBarn

very few all here, peri! This is the closest i've ever got to fireworks, and so few to clue!

8:36 pm

eieios

Last one is a4 from the bottom....

8:36 pm

rolotom

I can help with clues!

8:36 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everybody doing today?

8:36 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

8:38 pm

rolotom

TY Minver!

8:38 pm

eieios

Got it! FW!

8:39 pm

rolotom

a+ in the end ***e

8:39 pm

rolotom

Yay!

8:40 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations eieios on your fireworks display!Way to go

8:40 pm

RoundBarn

i can't get a pu. the one on the left.

8:41 pm

Minveryork

pu 4/7 word is on the right and only pu word in grid today.

8:42 pm

RoundBarn

ok thats the one i mean

8:42 pm

Minveryork

The pu4/7 pu plus the chemical element for darmstadtium

8:43 pm

Minveryork

Or that pu 4/7 word is also pu plus Nintendo ** Roundbarn.

8:47 pm

RoundBarn

I've enjoyed your story and balloon minver--but a chemist I am not and my kids were too old for nintendo and the grandkids too young!

8:48 pm

rururocks

po + most of outer space ships abrreviated

8:51 pm

rururocks

got it RB?

8:52 pm

RoundBarn

i feel stupid. I have the 7 po's, it's the pu. I don't like to admit not getting it, but swallow my pride.

8:53 pm

rururocks

pu 4 sounds like elmer ***d

8:53 pm

welki

hi folks

8:53 pm

rururocks

hi welki

8:54 pm

welki

ru, how old is dylan?

8:54 pm

rururocks

he's 3 & 1/2

8:55 pm

rururocks

he'll be 4 in December

8:59 pm

welki

my guy will be seven this november - he's starting to go white around his muzzle, very distinguished

8:59 pm

aslindy

may I have a clue for the en 6,21 please?

8:59 pm

welki

(the other one, the border collie, hasn't changed a bit since we adopted him - and he's at least the same age)

8:59 pm

rururocks

aw

9:00 pm

welki

en + don't ****k and drive

9:00 pm

rururocks

en + most of what you can't lead a horse to

9:00 pm

RoundBarn

whew finally got it thanks ruru

9:00 pm

aslindy

thank you =)

9:01 pm

welki

hmmm - looking at him, it's not 'white,' but lighter than his coat

9:02 pm

rururocks

jilli has a picture of Dylan if you want to see him

9:02 pm

welki

where?

9:02 pm

rururocks

on a blog on Facebook I think

9:03 pm

welki

jillyjill?

9:03 pm

RoundBarn

I'm missing one out of the bottom f's

9:03 pm

rururocks

jillibus

9:03 pm

rururocks

Jillyjill bagged out on me :D

9:04 pm

welki

ohhhh, he's lovely!

9:05 pm

rururocks

he's a good looking dog for sure

9:05 pm

rururocks

big boy too.. although the picture doesn't show it

9:05 pm

welki

('course he looks a bit like baxter - even the rose nose :)

9:06 pm

welki

-- which first ticked me off, i wanted him to grow up with a black nose *lol* didn't we determine that somehow, they're related?

9:06 pm

rururocks

i'm not sure.. who is Baxter out of?

9:07 pm

welki

sheesh, i can remember mom, but not dad - hang on

9:10 pm

welki

mom = mygolden mirage
dad = kalar's four paw drive

familiar?

9:10 pm

rururocks

let me look them up

9:10 pm

rururocks

what's baxter's akc name

9:11 pm

welki

mygolden's "paws that refreshes'

9:11 pm

Lizlin

Hi welki and ru :)

9:11 pm

welki

oh not akc - ckc

9:12 pm

welki

hey liz

9:13 pm

Lizlin

5 left to find in yet another tiny grid.

9:13 pm

welki

here's dad:
http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.as\np?ID=115141

9:13 pm

welki

here's mom:
http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.as\np?ID=160133

9:13 pm

welki

dad is us/canada

9:14 pm

rururocks

got it

9:14 pm

welki

liz, it's been such a busy couple of weeks, i'm sort of liking the small grids (even though i'm partial to those over 300)

9:14 pm

rururocks

no.. they're not related.. but I know a lot of dogs in the mom's and dad's pedigree.

9:14 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks - thought that'd take longer. couldn't see them last night!

9:14 pm

rururocks

you should have Baxter's eyes checked in looking at mom

9:14 pm

welki

darn, was hoping we were inlaws

9:15 pm

welki

yes, i know. breeder's been in touch

9:15 pm

rururocks

I know Baxters great Grandfather and Grandfather well

9:15 pm

rururocks

I competed against them

9:15 pm

welki

maybe that's what i remember :)

9:15 pm

rururocks

Hagen Daz was a very great dog

9:15 pm

Lizlin

I also haven't had too much time - like grids 150 - 200. Resent spending too much time in front of the computer, when I could be outside!

9:16 pm

rururocks

The Justmoor dog was a beautiful dog too

9:16 pm

rururocks

Baxter's mom is a really pretty bitch

9:16 pm

Lizlin

Enjoy your evenings - BBL

9:17 pm

rururocks

yes welki.. it can be serious.. mrs ru's dog has PU too

9:17 pm

rururocks

bye liz

9:18 pm

welki

she's got a great personality, too - met her and grandma

9:18 pm

rururocks

his great-grandfather was also a super dog Expo

9:18 pm

rururocks

nice pedigree ... you did good

9:20 pm

welki

why thank you, ru. we think we did good, too. don't know what we'd do if baxter were to die before murray (the border collie). murry is so attached to him, he freaks out if they're separated, even for a few hours

9:20 pm

rururocks

I saw Hagen Daz win the National.. he was a really great dog

9:21 pm

rururocks

7.. ? you have a long time..

9:21 pm

rururocks

hope he lives to 15 or 16

9:22 pm

rururocks

Dylan's father was Ashford's Saffron O'Reilly

9:23 pm

welki

wish the photo was in color - gorgeous boy

9:23 pm

rururocks

oh god.. O'Reilly was to die for

9:23 pm

rururocks

total goof ball too

9:24 pm

rururocks

I have a photo.. .hang on

9:24 pm

welki

remember that i'm not a golden savant, just a gal who's owned by a golden :)

9:25 pm

welki

btw. love jilli's great dane photos!

9:28 pm

rururocks

can't get to the photo

9:28 pm

rururocks

sorry

9:28 pm

rururocks

i'll try later

9:29 pm

welki

no worries

9:29 pm

welki

what's dylan's registered name?

9:30 pm

welki

(i am such a netnerd: here's the color pic:
http://www.gaylans.com/o%27reilly\nstacked.jpg

yes.. I loved him.. I had O'Reilly's brother too ... who was the love of my life

9:33 pm

rururocks

Ashford Monts Luisants

9:33 pm

welki

i remember. and then there was dylan :)

9:33 pm

rururocks

now there's dylan

9:34 pm

rururocks

Monty's father was the most famous Golden of all time

9:34 pm

welki

says Ashford Monts Luisants was born in 1994 - that can't be dylan

9:34 pm

rururocks

no that's my Monty.. he lived to 15

9:34 pm

welki

James :)

9:35 pm

rururocks

dylan's name is Saffron's huff and puff (the three little piggies litter)

9:36 pm

rururocks

monty looked just like James too

9:37 pm

rururocks

Monty became a Champion as a puppy

9:38 pm

welki

our breeder asked if we would consider letting her show baxter, but we said no

9:38 pm

rururocks

hmmm

9:39 pm

rururocks

he's show material for sure

9:39 pm

welki

and then, when he was a year old, we took care of the temptation permanently

9:39 pm

rururocks

I neutered Dylan too

9:39 pm

rururocks

Too many hormones

9:40 pm

welki

i'm glad we took her advice and waited until he was older - she was so right

9:40 pm

welki

he filled out perfectly

9:40 pm

welki

even if he is a bonehead :)

9:40 pm

rururocks

I would have waited tilll 18 months or two years

9:41 pm

rururocks

all goldens are boneheads

9:41 pm

welki

well he was was about 16 months old

9:41 pm

rururocks

that's better

9:41 pm

rururocks

than a year old

9:41 pm

welki

no matter. at the end of the day, he's just perfect

9:42 pm

rururocks

Dylan is far from Perfect.. but I love him all the same

9:43 pm

welki

perfect for us, ru - that's all that counts

9:43 pm

rururocks

yep

9:44 pm

welki

we should probably make an announcement that the golden portion of the program has now ended

9:45 pm

rururocks

yep.. we went on toooooooo long

9:45 pm

welki

feh. we don't do this often

9:47 pm

rururocks

we're looking at a heat wave this weekend

9:47 pm

RoundBarn

so now, I'm 2 from fireworks--both ne's. an ne 4 and ne 5, I have loch monster I have bird home and plural, I have what you catch fish in. clueson the other two?

9:48 pm

welki

like fish *** stockings with an extra consonant

9:48 pm

welki

*go boston*

9:49 pm

welki

just spoke with my aunt (in lakeport)

9:49 pm

Minveryork

Hi there welki! Sorry for delayed response, I got distracted.

9:49 pm

Minveryork

Welki, you wouldn't happen to live near Quebec, would you

9:50 pm

welki

no, i live in alberta (western canada)

9:51 pm

grannyrose

roundbarn, ne4, profit after tax

9:51 pm

RoundBarn

ok got the first clue--a fo inal one ne4? Also, minver, didn't you fireworks during the golden portion? and lislin? congrats!

9:51 pm

rururocks

lakeport is pretty close to me actually

9:51 pm

welki

hi granny

9:51 pm

grannyrose

hey welki

9:51 pm

grannyrose

and cooee ruru

9:52 pm

rururocks

there is no profit after taxes :D

9:52 pm

dan2bit

evening all! top row done :-)

9:52 pm

grannyrose

lol, ruru....

9:52 pm

welki

hi dan

9:53 pm

RoundBarn

isn't the profit after taxes clue the same as what you catch fish in? There mi ust be another unless I don't get the taxes

9:53 pm

grannyrose

ruru, had my review this morning. back into the splint for another 2 weeks. :(

9:53 pm

welki

add a consonant to the end of the 'what you catch fish in' thing

9:53 pm

grannyrose

profit ne4 has double consonant

9:53 pm

rururocks

oh bummer granny

9:54 pm

grannyrose

and work have to provide me with seated duties ONLY, or pay for me to stay at home.

9:56 pm

RoundBarn

My first fireworks, thank you all. The show is consideravly better than the Spider one,

9:56 pm

rururocks

your first? really? congrats

9:57 pm

welki

wtg RB

9:57 pm

rururocks

...live a virgin... all shiny and new.. like a viiiiirrrgin..

9:57 pm

grannyrose

WTG ROUNDBARN!!!!

9:58 pm

RoundBarn

yeqh, for a word person I'm pretty slow. This morning crossy and kaplan repeat breezed through in no time. I have visited here during the day.

9:58 pm

rururocks

like

9:58 pm

welki

or, like weird al - like a surgeon. or, like weird welki, like a sturgeon

9:59 pm

welki

oh this hockey game is killin me

9:59 pm

rururocks

<----wistfully remembers his first fireworks :D

10:00 pm

RoundBarn

my daughter is rastopopolas--I'm sure she's finished a no. of times. She rarely chats. Another daughter is Alembic--she said hi to me the other day.

10:00 pm

rururocks

rasto talks sometimes

10:00 pm

kittybat

may i have clues for the se 6,27 and the st 5,10, please?

10:00 pm

rururocks

st 5/10 is seen in a court room typing

10:01 pm

rururocks

se 6 is not put down

10:01 pm

rururocks

Rasto lives in Tahoe..

10:01 pm

RoundBarn

rasta comes in when there's a hard word she knows that's being asked about--she doesn't tell you she's milking goats

10:02 pm

rururocks

really?

10:02 pm

kittybat

thanks, ruru, got the st from your clue. afraid the se went over my head...

10:02 pm

welki

better, i'm sure, than what some babblers are doing while they chat

10:02 pm

rururocks

opposite of keep and not down

10:02 pm

MollyL

You know the grids are getting boring if Ru is singing Madonna. : O

10:03 pm

rururocks

LOLOLOL

10:03 pm

kittybat

ah! the penny dropped. fireworks! thanks!

10:03 pm

welki

good going, kitty

10:03 pm

RoundBarn

yes, but they're renting the house on the mountaintop and and have bought a small farm I guess you'd call it in the valley--you can see the mt top place from where they are. right now rasta is at my grandson's graduation in Cal.

10:03 pm

rururocks

*breaks out towel*

10:03 pm

rururocks

you're welcome kitty

10:03 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations kittybat on your fireworks display!Hooray!

10:04 pm

MollyL

Coming tomorrow: Ru dances Gangnam style

10:04 pm

welki

sheesh - boston could have won

10:04 pm

welki

<-- would rather see him in a tutu. ruru in a tutu.

10:06 pm

RoundBarn

signing off, get some work done before bed. Thank you all for my first fireworks, i will email the family.

10:06 pm

rururocks

I don't get the gangnam thing

10:06 pm

welki

g'night, RB

10:06 pm

rururocks

bye RB.. congrats again

10:06 pm

rururocks

<---is a crappy dancer anyway

10:07 pm

MollyL

Seriously? You have never seen the Psy guy doing the Gangnam style dancing? You're so lucky.

10:07 pm

RoundBarn

and thanks again. I'm cutting a story and it hurts since I cherish every word.